The Security Engineer Is Given the Following Requirements for an Application

question 173

Multiple Choice

The Security Engineer is given the following requirements for an application that is running on Amazon EC2 and managed by using AWS CloudFormation templates with EC2 Auto Scaling groups: -Have the EC2 instances bootstrapped to connect to a backend database. -Ensure that the database credentials are handled securely. -Ensure that retrievals of database credentials are logged. Which of the following is the MOST efficient way to meet these requirements?

• A) Pass databases credentials to EC2 by using CloudFormation stack parameters with the property set to true. Ensure that the instance is configured to log to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.
• B) Store database passwords in AWS Systems Manager Parameter Store by using SecureString parameters. Set the IAM role for the EC2 instance profile to allow access to the parameters.
• C) Create an AWS Lambda that ingests the database password and persists it to Amazon S3 with server-side encryption. Have the EC2 instances retrieve the S3 object on startup, and log all script invocations to syslog.
• D) Write a script that is passed in as UserData so that it is executed upon launch of the EC2 instance. Ensure that the instance is configured to log to Amazon CloudWatch Logs.

---

Definitions:

Hardware Decisions

Refers to the process of choosing the physical components and devices needed for a computer system or network.

Legacy Systems

Older computer systems, software, or technology that are still in use, despite newer alternatives being available.

Hardware Purchases

The act of buying physical components and devices used in computing and technological systems.

Secondary Storage

Non-volatile memory that is used to store data permanently, serving as additional storage apart from the computer's primary storage.